Web database of sustainable settlements and neighbourhoods

Software for planning and office

Qwant" search engine
that do not collect data about users when searched.
No cookies are stored in the browser through which others could recognise you or follow you anywhere on the internet. No tracking devices (pixels, fingerprints, etc.) are used. No search histories are stored. Search queries are immediately anonymised by decoupling them from your IP address, in line with French data control recommendations. In short, what you search with Qwant is a private matter and is nobody else's business.
www.qwant.com

Alternative to GoogleMaps:
www.openstreetmap.org

Office

LibreOffice
Complete, free replacement with all important functions of the known programmes, but with diverse file format conversion functions. The output format pdf is integrated in the programme package. Rating: absolutely recommendable!
http://de.libreoffice.org

EtherPad
Gemeinsames bearbeiten von Texten, kostenlos und Open Source:
http://etherpad.org/

Mindmaps

FreeMind
To create mind maps
https://freemind.de.softonic.com/

XMind: deutlich mehr Möglichkeiten, z.B. verschiedene Layouts von MindMaps, als FreeMind, allerdings gibt es die Exportfunktion zu Excel usw. nur in der kostenpflichtigen Version. In der kostenlosen Version gibt es Ex- und Import in das OPML-Format: www.chip.de/downloads/XMind_34360761.html

CAD / design software

SketchUp Free
https://www.chip.de/downloads/SketchUp-Free_19028747.html

LibreCAD - Technical drawing programme (open source - free of charge, without advertising)
http://librecad.org
FreeCad
www.chip.de/downloads/FreeCAD-32-Bit_58101804.html

pCon.planner
Plans and visualises rooms and interiors; uses the DWG format and processes various 2D and 3D data such as SKP, DXF or 3DS; various tools are available with which rooms can be drawn and these can be equipped with objects/materials; planning scenes can be rendered as images and as films.
http://pcon-planner.com/de/3d-raumplaner

LibreOffice Draw
Draw can be used to create quick sketches, complex plans but also graphics and diagrams. Up to a size of 300 cm by 300 cm, Draw is equipped to create technical drawings, posters, etc. With Draw you can change graphic objects, group them, cut them, develop 3D objects and much more.
https://de.libreoffice.org/discover/draw/

My Home 3D Builder
www.chip.de/downloads/Mein-Heim-3D-Baumeister_13000015.html
Sweet Home 3D
www.chip.de/downloads/Sweet-Home-3D_28945175.html

Image editing

Inkscape
Inkscape is a vector graphics editing programme for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux. It is used by professional and hobbyist designers worldwide to create a variety of images, such as illustrations, icons, logos, diagrams, maps or even web graphics. Inkscape uses the free SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) standard of the W3C and is a free, open source software.
https://inkscape.org

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
is a free and open source image editing programme. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The main focus of the software is the intensive editing of individual images, for which a variety of effects are available. Along with Linux, OpenOffice.org and Mozilla Firefox, GIMP is one of the best-known free software projects.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP

Irfanview (not OpenSource, but free of charge)
Image editing programme, small and fine, with a wide range of functions.
www.irfanview.de

Literature management

Zotero
is a free plugin for Firefox, but is also being developed as a stand-alone programme.
www.zotero.org

Other

Screencasts
Videos und Fotos bearbeiten
http://screencast-o-matic.com/

Ubuntu (Linux)
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Debian. With Ubuntu, the developers pursue the goal of creating an easy-to-install and easy-to-use operating system with coordinated software. This is to be achieved, among other things, by providing exactly one programme for each task. After the first version was released in October 2004, Ubuntu quickly became well-known and within one to two years became one of the most widely used Linux distributions.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu

GPG or GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard)
Encryption of emails integriert in Thunderbird
(unterstützt von Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik):
Download: www.gpg4win.de
Info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Privacy_Guard

PEP Security
www.heise.de/...Pretty-Easy-Privacy-fuer-Windows-und-Android...

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